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Paella Catering for Marylebone events
Live paella catering, cooked fresh in giant pans at your event in Marylebone: paella made from scratch in big, shallow pans, right in front of your guests.
- Company summer parties
- Summer garden parties
- Naming days and family parties
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About our paella catering in Marylebone
Paella has always been food for a crowd: cooked in the open in a big, shallow pan and shared straight from it. That is what we bring to events in Marylebone. Whether it is weddings, from canapés to evening food and leaving dos and retirements, we will put together a menu of vegetable paella, black rice and mixed paella for your guests.
London gardens are frequently long and narrow, which is fine for live paella as long as there’s a level spot clear of fences and trees. For an event in Marylebone, tell us where we can park to unload. We cook every pan in full view of your guests, so the food is hot, fresh and part of the occasion.
- Where
- Marylebone (W1U, W1T, W1K)
- County
- Greater London
- Special diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Why choose paella catering in Marylebone?
Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets, which is why it works for so many occasions. It gives people something to gather round, too.
These are some of the occasions we cater:
- Retirement and leaving parties
- Fairs, fêtes and festivals
- Office lunches and staff parties
- Weddings, from canapés to evening food
If you’re organising a summer fair for a school like St Vincent's Catholic Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
What your quote should include
- If the price includes VAT
- Travel and parking costs
- When payment is due
- The venue requirements
For planners, venues and organisers
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we’ll keep you updated on timings and set-up.
If your event is in a public space, such as a park, check what permission you need first. We’ll provide any information the landowner or council asks for.
Planning for every diet
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To make it work smoothly:
- Ask about diets and allergies on your invitation or RSVP
- Pick a mix of paellas to cover every diet
- Ensure each pan is labelled
- Tell us what else is being served
A short rest after cooking helps, and that is when we invite guests up.
Finish with churros, crema catalana or tarta de Santiago.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but there’s shopping, prep and hours of cooking. We take care of all of it.
The process
When the rice goes in, it’s left alone. That’s how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. Your guests will smell it before they see it. In Marylebone, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, so summer evening service is normally in daylight. For winter events, when it is dark by about 3:55pm, we need lighting at the cooking spot.
- First, tell us about your event.
- You get a menu and an itemised quote.
- We agree timings, access and the cooking spot.
- We cook live on the day while guests watch.
- It is served straight from the pan, and we clear our area afterwards.
How to prepare
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Make sure the spot is clear of anything flammable
Get a quote
Planning paella catering in Marylebone? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll come back with ideas and a quote. To get in touch, use our quote form.
Planning help
Your questions about paella catering in Marylebone
What about parking in Marylebone?
London parking needs planning: let us know about permits or off-street space. We’ll plan unloading around it.
What’s the nearest station to Marylebone for guests?
Marylebone has its own station: Bond Street station.
Does paella work for big events?
It is ideal. Big pans feed a lot of people, and service from the pan is quick.
How do you work out quantities?
Pans are sized to your numbers and other courses. Tell us what else is being served. See how much paella per person.
What about pudding?
Yes. Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana, or you can serve your own cake.
Is paella enough as a main?
Paella is a meal in itself. Tapas and desserts can be added if you like.
How long does the paella take?
It depends on the menu and numbers. We’ll agree arrival, cooking and serving times with you.
Do you cook inside?
Only in a suitable, well-ventilated area with the venue’s permission. Courtyards, doorways and terraces frequently work.
How we price paella catering
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- How long we are needed on site
- The paellas you choose
When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
What we need to know
You don’t need every detail fixed to get a quote, but it helps to know:
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Where the event is
Still deciding on the menu? No problem: give us the basics about your event, and we’ll make suggestions. To start, fill in our quote form.
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What else we do in Marylebone
Planning the cooking area
We will agree the cooking spot with you before the day. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
Marylebone is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking can be tight: tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway.
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Popular choices
- Vegetable paella
- Mixed paella
- Seafood paella
- Vegan paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Paella Valenciana
- Black rice (arroz negro)
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Compared with a hog roast or barbecue, live paella is easier for vegetarian, vegan and halal guests, thanks to separate pans. It is served quickly from the pan, so queues move. Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so your choice of paellas affects the total. We’ll suggest options to suit your budget.
What you get with us
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- A clear, itemised quote
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- We cover Marylebone and the whole of Greater London
See Our prices page And The cost guide.
Catering an event in Marylebone
Marylebone is about 3 miles north-west of London, in Greater London. Events in Marylebone are planned around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. We cater in 764 places across Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages.
For guests coming by train, Marylebone has its own station, Bond Street station. Nearby historic houses include Handel Hendrix House (within half a mile south) and Burlington House (0.7 miles south-east). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on caterers and cooking early.
We cater events across W1U, W1T and W1K and the streets around it. That could mean an event in a garden on Park Lane, Duck Lane and Bruton Lane or the roads around them. Being close to the A400 and A401, Marylebone is easy for us to reach with everything for your event. For events just outside Marylebone, we cover City of Westminster (1 mile south-west), Mayfair (1 mile south), Fitzrovia (1 mile north-east), Burlington Estate (1 mile south-east) and Soho (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cater in London (3 miles south-east), Kensington (3 miles south-west), Shoreditch (3 miles east), Walthamstow (7 miles north-east), Hoxton (3 miles north-east) and Whitechapel (3 miles east). As one of the bigger places in Greater London, Marylebone has lots of places to hold an event.
A little further out are Twist Museum (within half a mile south-east) and Montfichet's Tower (2 miles east). Open spaces near Marylebone include Adelaide Nature Reserve and St. James's Park Lake.
- Nearby schools include The St Marylebone CofE School (under half a mile north-west) and The St Marylebone CofE School (under half a mile north-west)
- Local pubs include The Phoenix pub (less than half a mile south-east)
- Local facilities include Royal Society of Medicine Library (under half a mile south) and Westminster St James (0.8 miles south-east)
- Cooked live in giant pans at your event
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options
- Paella, tapas, canapés and desserts
- Sangria, bar staff, crockery and waiting staff